Ava DuVernay

International Films, Interviews, Sundance 40

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Sundance 40: Raha Amirfazli & Alireza Ghasemi hopes their film “In the Land of Brothers” will bring empathy for refugees

by Rebecca Martin

January 18, 2024

“In a world that is struggling with the daily displacement of many refugees that end up in an unfamiliar environment in hopes of building a new life, most media suggest

2023 Films, Awards, Profile

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BEYOND BARBIE: Ten must-see films now playing, including the new Joyce Carol Oates doc, Linh Tran’s feature debut, and the sensual coming-of-age gem “Piaffe”

by Rebecca Martin

September 7, 2023

Besides Greta Gerwig’s history-making “Barbie,” which became both the highest-grossing film of the year as well as the highest-grossing film directed by a woman, another of the most pleasurable experiences

Interviews, Slamdance

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Slamdance 2023: Wendy McColm on Their Audacious Triumph, “Fuzzy Head”

by Matt Fagerholm

January 18, 2023

“To understand my work,” David Lynch once told a bewildered moviegoer in Chicago, “you must follow the emotion. Because if you follow the buttermilk, you’ll end up going to the

Interviews

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Renaissance woman Namakula inspires women to follow their dreams: an interview with Agent 99 founder and CEO

by Rebecca Martin

September 13, 2019

I met Namakula at the Girl Power Film & Media Summit in Brooklyn this past March. The Girl Power Film & Media Summit is a celebration of Women’s History Month.

Chicago, Interviews, TV

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Caitlin Parrish and Erica Weiss’s ‘The Red Line’ explores a police shooting and its aftermath

by Rebecca Martin

April 25, 2019

"The Red Line" follows three Chicago families after a tragedy causes them all to consider how race and racial biases affect their lives. It begins after a white cop shoots

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